Oil moves into Mississippi Sound, prompts skimming operations

A quantity of oil large enough to warrant skimming operations made its way between Dauphin Island and Petit Bois Island and into Mississippi Sound this morning, according to reports from people on the water.

Larger sheets of oil and globs of emulsified oil were also reported roughly 2-1/2 miles south of Dauphin Island's west end.

The outgoing tide appeared to be pushing this heavier concentration of oil away from the coast, according to reports, though the onshore breeze that kicks up after noon could keep the oil close to the coast.